SOUTH WINDSOR, CONN. — Investment firm Metropolitan Realty Associates (MRA) has acquired a 304,249-square-foot distribution center at 456 Sullivan Ave. in South Windsor, located roughly midway between Boston and New York City, for $50 million. Originally constructed by SunCap Property Group in 2012 and expanded in 2015, the Class A property features a clear height of 31.5 feet, 72 trailer parking spaces, 75 long-trailer parking spaces and 99 dock bays specifically designed for heavy distribution uses. An undisclosed transportation company occupies the entirety of the property. Newmark brokered the transaction and arranged acquisition financing through a major institutional lender. Clarion Partners LLC provided equity for the venture through its Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc.
Connecticut
KILLINGLY, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 103,084-square-foot industrial building in Killingly, located in the north part of the state along the Rhode Island border. The property was net-leased to steel fabricator Siri Wire, which has occupied the building since 1994, at the time of sale. Harrison Klein, Laurie Ann Drinkwater and Seth Richard of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, and procured the buyer, a private investor.
EAST HAVEN, CONN. — Connecticut-based brokerage firm O,R&L Commercial has arranged the sale of a 24,272-square-foot medical office building in East Haven, located in the southern coastal part of the state. The property was fully leased at the time of sale. Frank Hird of O,R&L Commercial represented the seller and the buyer in the $2.5 million transaction. Both parties were limited liability companies.
STRATFORD, CONN. — Locally based investment firm The Marsilio Group has sold a two-building, 60,353-square-foot distribution center in Stratford, located in the southern part of the state. The property was built on 3.8 acres in 1952 and is leased to four tenants, including anchor tenant FedEx. Colin Couch of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller in the transaction. Dave Richard of Colliers International represented the buyer, a New York-based 1031 exchange investor. The deal traded for $6.1 million at a cap rate of 6.8 percent.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of eaves Stamford, a 238-unit apartment community in southern Connecticut. The property consists of three residential buildings and 3,600 square feet of commercial space within the city’s Glenbrook neighborhood. Victor Nolletti, Eric Pentore and Wes Klockner of IPA represented the seller, AvalonBay Communities, and the buyer, Cue Residential, in the transaction.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of West Gate Townhomes, a 135-unit multifamily property in New Haven. Built on 10 acres in 1947, the community is located about four miles from Yale University and features one- and two-bedroom units. Victor Nolletti, Eric Pentore and Wes Klockner of IPA represented the seller, Eagle Rock Advisors LLC, and procured the buyer, West Gate Ventures LLC. The sales price was not disclosed.
NORWALK, CONN. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of a 198-unit multifamily portfolio in the coastal Connecticut city of Norwalk. The portfolio consists of the 129-unit Berkeley at Waypointe Apartments and the 69-unit Quincy Lofts. Jeffrey Dunne, Gene Pride, Jeremy Neuer, Steve Bardsley, David Gavin and Eric Apfel of CBRE represented the owner, Alex. Brown Realty, while also procuring the buyer, Invictus Real Estate Partners.
BRISTOL, CONN. — Connecticut-based Chozick Realty has brokered the $43.4 million sale of a 12-building, 496-unit multifamily portfolio in Bristol. The properties were built in the 1960s and 1970s and range in size from 12 to 60 units. Steve Pappas of Chozick Realty represented the seller, Harvest Properties, in the transaction. Pappas also procured a New York-based owner-operator, which will implement a value-add program, as the buyer.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Westville Village Apartments, a 294-unit multifamily community in New Haven. Built on eight acres in 2008, the property offers amenities such as a clubhouse, fitness center, game room and outdoor courtyards. Victor Nolletti, Eric Pentore and Wes Klockner of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
EAST HARTFORD, CONN. — Connecticut-based Goman + York has brokered the sale of a 57,000-square-foot property formerly known as William Seely School that is located near the junction of I-95 and State Routes 12 and 184 in East Hartford. The new owner, Connecticut-based DonMar Development, plans to redevelop the 14-acre property into a 280-unit apartment community. Goman + York represented the seller, the Town of Groton, in the transaction. A construction timeline for the redevelopment was not disclosed.